[[ClydeThe '''Coombs]]' devisedmethod''' is a [[voting systemmethod]] referreddevised toby as[[Clyde '''Coombs' method''']]. Coombs' method is a form of [[preferential voting]], and works like [[Instant Runoff Voting]] in reverse. If at any time one candidate has a majority of first place votes, then this is the winner. As long as this is not the case, the candidate with the most last place votes is eliminated.
